Lord Palmerston

Tho ÍSnglish papers are publishiog reminiseeuees of Lord Palmerston, incltiding inany anocdotes of hia pubüü and private lito, sorae of vvhicli we copy below : Wheu hu was reproaohed tor his reply to Cobden in the House, las characterigtic defeuse was : " VVby, I only did wliat e very Euglishman does when he is pituhed hito ; I gave him is good as 1 e brought." And by the way, speakiug of' these two greut politiciaus, who aro riow out of' iho littlo dusty division-lobby of this world, it was pleasant to reeolioot howgratiüed Palmerston was by eomething whicb reachtd biin froin Cobden's deathbed. ïho great, free-trader und treatyinakor wastalking witb bis p'hyBiciáñ a littlo yhile bef'oro he died, and aid in a. low and geutle tone: "Ah, Palmcrston was a vorv generous onemy ! " These words oama to thü Preiniwr's cars, uad gavo hlUJ deep pleasure. Thero is a stnking and indisputably authentic account of tiie Urilliant offers made by Percival to Lord Pal merston ia 1800, and the htlur's reception of them, entera! ut tho timo in hi.s diary by Robert Plumer Ward, and printed in Mr. Phipp's Memo'ir. Few, wo believe, are a.vare of the very remurkable and now éeep'ly iiiteresting passages of Mr. Plumer Ward's diury, whieh vvo prooeod to quote : ' October iGth, 18U9.- Lord Palmerstoa btême to town, sent for bv Percivul. He was so good as to coufido to me that three thiugs were offered to him - the Ohaucellorship ol the Exehaquer, Sporetaryslup of War, ora seat at tho Treasury by way of introduetion to the seals, f he wao afraid of enteriogon them at ouee. These oflers vreie, however, in the alternativa of there being auy of them deelined by MiJoe (tnemb.èr for Pontetract), to whom they were made in tho first iiistauce. Lord Palaicrston couwulled me very fraukly upon them, aud asked ií' I thought "he wi.uld be equiil to the seals either in the Cuhinet or Parhament, particularly the latter, wherc he had barely made Lis debut. I told him, and was most sincere, that in eommon with all his frienda whom I had ever heurd speak on the suhjeet, I thought him quite equ.il to them in point oí capneily, bat ne to nerve iu Pailiau:ej3t (of which he seemeu most to doubt) uobody could jinige but himself. Among other topics wiiich I rged,.tfaöniJ to impress him mach, whioh wai the great difiereuce there would he in bis situiition. and preleníi ins upou a return to office, in the event of going'out, if he retired aa a Cabioet Miuis!er, inetead of in a subordidate capaeit.y. He allbwed it most flattered his ambitioo, but feared the prejudico it would oocahíou to his owa rèputatioB, and the interest of his frierids, if lo íaíled. I feff Him inolining to tin Secretary at War, aud admh-ed his prudence, as I have long dono the alerits and excelieut understandiog, as wol! as the many other good qualities and acoouiplishments of this very fino yóúng man." Want of sell-oonfidenoe and of norvo is not what wo, who have known his later reputation, would have ex[jected of Lord Palmerston at tweuty-five. He had .sat in sixtéen parliaments and had been eleeted to uit in the geVénteenth. He served iu official poitions four monaichs - George III., Greorge IV., William IV., aud Queeu Victoria. He held important offices under tei. different First Lords of tho Treasury, viz : Tho Duke of Portland, Mr. Spencer Peroival, Lord Liverpool, Mr. Ommiög) Lord Goderich, the Duke of Wellington, Earl Grey, Viseount Melbotirne, Lord John Ruifell and Lord Abordeen, and had himself occupied the same position in two diftereut luinistries'. Ou the 8th of April, 1818, as Lord Palmerston was mouutiug thest;iirsof the Horse Guards, a pistol was fired at hian by a half-pay lieutenaat named Davies. He was only blightly hurt, tho bail striking him above the hip and causing uothing more serious thau a coutusioo. It was eaid that had he not turned quickly round when passing the corner of the baluster, tho bullot must have taken a fatal direction. Tho would be asaassin was tried, proved to be insane, and coufined for ! if o in Bedlam, vvhere he only ïecently expired. Lord Pttlinerston- and iu this Lady Palmerston resembles him- was iu Lis very nature genial and social. They loved society - nol uecessarily their own society, but all meu aud.womeu. In the country, as in town., tlieir hospitality was unboiiudcd. A larga f'umily circíe oontinually g,ithei-ed about them, tei nforeed by whoever was remtirkublo lor political, or literary or artistie emineuce, for sport, for travel, or uii.itary or navul êxploitS. All were welcomeil, and all fouud in both host and hostesH a sympathiziujr atidience. Yet they were never rich until lattorly, ond even at last their lueans were as uothing, wheu eomparud uith tho oppulence of matiy who nevcr open their üoors, exeept to tho inenibers of a coterie. All this was the result of a prodigious vitality. Any doubts ou that seoro might be settled bv Beging Lord Palmerston at a public dinner - he sat down to it with tho zost of an liton boy ; or by seeiug him on horseback - ■ when nearly an octogenarian he would ride sotne fifteen miles to cover, and think nothing of it. Lord Palmeraton was a sportsman frota hi eradle, and whetber shooting the coverts of Broadlands, following the Hursley or New Forest hounds, or asj 8istiug at tho Derby, he invariably disI played the samo eager zest of enjoyment. ÜI the Derby he was enpeuia'lly fond, aud until last year he invariablv made a point of ridius to Epsorn aud back to sec it run for, and by all by whom he ! was recognized he was warinlv cheered. Honorable meuibcrB will not fail to lect with what plcaeüre ho rose to propose the adjourmuent of the lïouao of Oommoiis ou thu Derby Day, and tiis npplioation of the term of " Isthmian Games " to the Kpsom Races has become a stereotyped phrase with turf reporters. His liunting oareet extended to tho cormuencement cf last season, wlicu lie showed with tho Hursley many of "The Foung School" tho way they should go. His racing sturl, since he removed it frorn Danobury to Littlcton, was uiuch ruiluced, and J3:ildwin, with whom Fordham won the Wilfsbire Stakes at Salisbury, was tho last horso ho ï-iiti, alttiough ho had a colt callad Algar etigagge'd in tho next 'Derby. The dntits of his high dffieè only enabling him to go to Eps-om and Ascot, he yet took great interestin the ránpibg of nis anumils, and his trainer had to wr'ite to him tho sanie evening after each race to teil him hoiv thoy fan. As iá wull knuwu, old John Day was an immenfee favorito with his (oedship. as he was with numbers of ottiér noblenioii, and was, iü short, u privilegud ohuracter, who conld átjytbing to anyb.ody. Wanting to see his lordlnjp about an appoiotinunt ot a Soti vhu!i ho had Lrought up to the modionl prpfession, ho valled in Garitón House Terrace, and v;:s told Lord Palniertou had one down to tho House of Commons. There John f'.irtlnvith proeeodod, and found his nay iiito the corridor, and was proceeding to pass the door when he was stopped by a polieeman, who asked him what he wanleil. Tu tliis inquiry lio replied, "I want to sne Lord Palmcrstou, and I am John Düy !" ïhe policenraö refused him admittanco, and told him Lord Paluioriitoii conld nol bo disturbed. This put " John " out terribly, und !ie was the moro annoycd beeausa he had gota crowd of people rouftd him. Hovvevcr, his patienco v.as nofc long tried, as the' preseut Lord Straffjrd (hen Lord Enfitild), paseiug by, took compassion on him, and 6ard he would Kee what he oould do for hini, and passicg him tlirough an inner door, to tho great astonishraorit of the policemun, returued to him ahortly, and said Lord Palmerston wouïd come to him ie a fcw minutes. That he accordiugly did, to " JohuV great doügfat ; üihI, after sliakiüg hands with him most kindly, asked him what he had come to see him for. " Why, my Lord, I hnve got a son I have brought up as a doctor, aud he wants an appoinUüont to a poor law unión in fiertfordfliire; I have had him 'tried very nigh ' aud he has won his trial very easy, aud I i;n uure you .will give it to him." ' To be sure, John," ansvrered the kind-heartcd Premier, who then entcied inio a discussion on tho Derby, that proruised to bo of streh duration, that "Jobn" thoui;ht it time to givo h;m a hint, to the effect hc was afraid he wi s detiiining him, aè he know he (Lord Palmfrwtoti) had plenty to do His iordship then shook him again by the and, and jnst, as he had psrted with him, "John" turned round and amused him beyond raeasüre by saying " Mind, my lord, yeu wrile to tho right mau this time; thö last time, you reuolleot, you wrote to the wrong one."